'banjo's blogtastically stooopid day trippin' picture thread - Page 51

knybanjo · 10-16-2011, 09:01 PM

Fingers crossed that both sites stay up now

Grandfather Mtn as seen from Canyons...looking into bad afternoon lighting,

We weren't willing to go back into that traffic so we rolled down 321 instead....then turned back towards the base of Brown Mtn before hitting all the stoplights.

321

...an alternate parallel.

'the pig' aint skeered of a few marbles

Signal · 10-16-2011, 09:56 PM

beautiful as always
Glad to see all is as it should be

Cuttle · 10-17-2011, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knybanjo

The plan was to ride to Canyons in Blowing Rock for a mid afternoon lunch....traffic was hellish at best!

I hear you, rode into Blowing Rock once by mistake... never again (it's a nuthouse)

mark1305 · 10-18-2011, 08:04 AM

Good stuff, Kevin!

knybanjo · 10-23-2011, 05:01 PM

Thanks guys!

...just got back from 4 days at Rick's cabin!

Great company, beautiful fall weather/colors, delicious food and some awesome riding!

pics uploading already.

knybanjo · 10-23-2011, 06:45 PM

ROBBLE rode out to my place on Thursday morning to join me for a back roads route up to Hot Springs. I have not done much 'rugged' dual sporting lately and wanted to take advantage of being in an area that still has some available...so I loaded up the old DR650 and away we went.

We rode up Apple Rd into the park and there was just a hint fall color here and there.

....a little bit more color closer to the hills....

A low pressure system was still moving out of the area on Thursday morning leaving a possibility of snow at higher elevations.

We weren't skeered

and headed for Mount Mitchell via Curtis Creek.

Peak color and no traffic!

knybanjo · 10-23-2011, 06:57 PM

Mount Mitchell is up there 'under' that cloud.

A few misc overlooks along the BRP

My guess was that everything under that cloud was covered in 'hoarfrost'

I asked ROBBLE if he wanted to go see it.....and he said yes!

Are we sure that we want to do this?

Those old folks have the top down....how bad could it be?

knybanjo · 10-23-2011, 07:07 PM

It was a pretty good guess!

NO.....we're not very smart.

knybanjo · 10-23-2011, 07:24 PM

Now that we had paid homage to the frost there was the hope that it would once again be sunnier and warmer as we rode South on the parkway.

It wasn't. The next 10 or 12 miles down through Craggy Gardens was frosted over as well.

But you could see sunshine on the hills just below.....

We rode down the mountain on gravel from Craggy leaving the frost behind for the rest of the weekend!

...well, almost..but I didn't go outside in the mornings until it melted.

The ride down was just as nice as the ride up had been.

This shot makes me dizzy

......misc 'fly-by' colors......

knybanjo · 10-23-2011, 07:43 PM

Rick's cabin is over yonder there somewheres

His infamous driveway

I rode it one handed with the shutter clicking just so you could see that the rumors are pretty much just rumors.

No big deal, right?

This part might be classified as steeper than it looks.

We made it!...and NO rain or snow!

ROBBLE's secret identity revealed.

Mike Rowe was there doing the 'dirty work'

Looking back down the drive.....

Another view from the yard....

Just getting things ready for a little shindig.

Signal · 10-23-2011, 07:55 PM

I heard those frosty poles are cherry flavored if you lick 'um

advtenn · 10-24-2011, 07:58 AM

Now thats some serious frost

knybanjo · 10-24-2011, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by advtenn

Now thats some serious frost

It was a bit chilly up there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Signal

I heard those frosty poles are cherry flavored if you lick 'um

More like the raspberries!

knybanjo · 10-24-2011, 08:35 AM

Well Thursday night turned into Friday morning just like it always does

and once we had some breakfast and the sun had melted the frost it was deemed to be safe to go for a ride!

PARTY BOSS™ asked me if I could lead a ride on Friday as KTMike would be leading a twisty street ride on Saturday. I think that mine was supposed to be a paved ride too but I misunderstood and made it an easy gravel/back roads route.

Nice day to ride up Hurricane Gap to the Rich Mtn fire tower though.

Hurricane Gap is an easy gravel FR...not to be confused with the rough FR of a similar name, Hurricane Creek.

A few shots from the tower.....

It seemed to me that the colors were brighter down under the canopy on the FRs than they appeared to be when viewed from above like this.

That little path near the bikes is the Appalachian Trail.

Once we got down the mtn Rick led us into town for some lunch.

knybanjo · 10-24-2011, 08:44 AM

After lunch we made a run up FR 209 (not to be confused with NC 209) are you confused yet?

My partners in crime for the day....PARTY BOSS™, ROBBLE and Mike Rowe.

Then just a quick run up TN 107 and over Lone Pine Gap to Paint Rock.

It really did turn into a beautiful afternoon.

10-16-2011, 09:01 PM	#751
knybanjo ^OP kinda slow Joined: May 2006 Location: out in the clover patch Oddometer: 20,592	Fingers crossed that both sites stay up now Grandfather Mtn as seen from Canyons...looking into bad afternoon lighting, We weren't willing to go back into that traffic so we rolled down 321 instead....then turned back towards the base of Brown Mtn before hitting all the stoplights. 321 ...an alternate parallel. 'the pig' aint skeered of a few marbles __________________ SmugMug coupon 0E8WP3kJcvvbY save $5 The Banjo Rides

10-16-2011, 09:56 PM	#752
Signal Cynical Idealist Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Utah Oddometer: 7,823	beautiful as always Glad to see all is as it should be __________________ Day Trippin'- Endless Utah

10-18-2011, 08:04 AM	#754
mark1305 Old Enough To Know Better Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Merritt Island, FL Oddometer: 5,526	Good stuff, Kevin! __________________ Mark J Merritt Island, FL When a person asks you for advice, they don't want advice. They want corroboration.

10-23-2011, 05:01 PM	#755
knybanjo ^OP kinda slow Joined: May 2006 Location: out in the clover patch Oddometer: 20,592	Thanks guys! ...just got back from 4 days at Rick's cabin! Great company, beautiful fall weather/colors, delicious food and some awesome riding! pics uploading already. __________________ SmugMug coupon 0E8WP3kJcvvbY save $5 The Banjo Rides

10-23-2011, 06:45 PM	#756
knybanjo ^OP kinda slow Joined: May 2006 Location: out in the clover patch Oddometer: 20,592	ROBBLE rode out to my place on Thursday morning to join me for a back roads route up to Hot Springs. I have not done much 'rugged' dual sporting lately and wanted to take advantage of being in an area that still has some available...so I loaded up the old DR650 and away we went. We rode up Apple Rd into the park and there was just a hint fall color here and there. ....a little bit more color closer to the hills.... A low pressure system was still moving out of the area on Thursday morning leaving a possibility of snow at higher elevations. We weren't skeered and headed for Mount Mitchell via Curtis Creek. Peak color and no traffic! __________________ SmugMug coupon 0E8WP3kJcvvbY save $5 The Banjo Rides

10-23-2011, 06:57 PM	#757
knybanjo ^OP kinda slow Joined: May 2006 Location: out in the clover patch Oddometer: 20,592	Mount Mitchell is up there 'under' that cloud. A few misc overlooks along the BRP My guess was that everything under that cloud was covered in 'hoarfrost' I asked ROBBLE if he wanted to go see it.....and he said yes! Are we sure that we want to do this? Those old folks have the top down....how bad could it be? __________________ SmugMug coupon 0E8WP3kJcvvbY save $5 The Banjo Rides

10-23-2011, 07:07 PM	#758
knybanjo ^OP kinda slow Joined: May 2006 Location: out in the clover patch Oddometer: 20,592	It was a pretty good guess! NO.....we're not very smart. __________________ SmugMug coupon 0E8WP3kJcvvbY save $5 The Banjo Rides

10-23-2011, 07:24 PM	#759
knybanjo ^OP kinda slow Joined: May 2006 Location: out in the clover patch Oddometer: 20,592	Now that we had paid homage to the frost there was the hope that it would once again be sunnier and warmer as we rode South on the parkway. It wasn't. The next 10 or 12 miles down through Craggy Gardens was frosted over as well. But you could see sunshine on the hills just below..... We rode down the mountain on gravel from Craggy leaving the frost behind for the rest of the weekend! ...well, almost..but I didn't go outside in the mornings until it melted. The ride down was just as nice as the ride up had been. This shot makes me dizzy ......misc 'fly-by' colors...... __________________ SmugMug coupon 0E8WP3kJcvvbY save $5 The Banjo Rides

10-23-2011, 07:43 PM	#760
knybanjo ^OP kinda slow Joined: May 2006 Location: out in the clover patch Oddometer: 20,592	Rick's cabin is over yonder there somewheres His infamous driveway I rode it one handed with the shutter clicking just so you could see that the rumors are pretty much just rumors. No big deal, right? This part might be classified as steeper than it looks. We made it!...and NO rain or snow! ROBBLE's secret identity revealed. Mike Rowe was there doing the 'dirty work' Looking back down the drive..... Another view from the yard.... Just getting things ready for a little shindig. __________________ SmugMug coupon 0E8WP3kJcvvbY save $5 The Banjo Rides

10-23-2011, 07:55 PM	#761
Signal Cynical Idealist Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Utah Oddometer: 7,823	I heard those frosty poles are cherry flavored if you lick 'um __________________ Day Trippin'- Endless Utah

10-24-2011, 07:58 AM	#762
advtenn Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: East TN. Oddometer: 1,255	Frost Now thats some serious frost __________________ bikes guns and shine "My body thinks my brains gone crazy" ..........Corky McMillian

10-24-2011, 08:35 AM	#764
knybanjo ^OP kinda slow Joined: May 2006 Location: out in the clover patch Oddometer: 20,592	Well Thursday night turned into Friday morning just like it always does and once we had some breakfast and the sun had melted the frost it was deemed to be safe to go for a ride! PARTY BOSS™ asked me if I could lead a ride on Friday as KTMike would be leading a twisty street ride on Saturday. I think that mine was supposed to be a paved ride too but I misunderstood and made it an easy gravel/back roads route. Nice day to ride up Hurricane Gap to the Rich Mtn fire tower though. Hurricane Gap is an easy gravel FR...not to be confused with the rough FR of a similar name, Hurricane Creek. A few shots from the tower..... It seemed to me that the colors were brighter down under the canopy on the FRs than they appeared to be when viewed from above like this. That little path near the bikes is the Appalachian Trail. Once we got down the mtn Rick led us into town for some lunch. __________________ SmugMug coupon 0E8WP3kJcvvbY save $5 The Banjo Rides

10-24-2011, 08:44 AM	#765
knybanjo ^OP kinda slow Joined: May 2006 Location: out in the clover patch Oddometer: 20,592	After lunch we made a run up FR 209 (not to be confused with NC 209) are you confused yet? My partners in crime for the day....PARTY BOSS™, ROBBLE and Mike Rowe. Then just a quick run up TN 107 and over Lone Pine Gap to Paint Rock. It really did turn into a beautiful afternoon. __________________ SmugMug coupon 0E8WP3kJcvvbY save $5 The Banjo Rides

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